61), the previous Special Rapporteur stated: “In this era of rapidly developing communications technologies, it has become difficult at times to balance the equally important freedom of expression (and the corresponding right to information) on the one hand with the requirements of fair trial (featuring an independent and impartial judiciary) on the other hand.” Over and above the constraints of judicial ethics in this sphere, and without losing sight of the need to protect judges and lawyers “against pressures which would implant or effect bias, or even cause the appearance of such bias, to the detriment of the rule of law in a specific case or in general”, there is a need to “be extremely careful not to restrict unnecessarily the freedom of expression.
61), el anterior Relator Especial señalaba lo siguiente: "En esta época de rápido desarrollo de las tecnologías de la comunicación, a veces ha resultado difícil alcanzar el equilibrio entre la igualmente importante libertad de expresión (y el correspondiente derecho a la información), por un lado, y las exigencias de un juicio justo (con una judicatura independiente e imparcial), por el otro".